Re: main hoop angle
[Re: dizuster]
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01/09/14 08:08 PM
01/09/14 08:08 PM
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I do. I like them to astheticly follow the b pillar.
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Re: main hoop angle
[Re: Cab_Burge]
#1561141
01/10/14 03:05 AM
01/10/14 03:05 AM
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bigtimeauto
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B pillar or right behind the front door jamb. I hate seeing roll bars in the side window. Not to mention what was already said, put it back for some room, if your short move the column and the pedals back. The Farther back the main hoop is the more room to get in and out over the side bar(s).
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Re: main hoop angle
[Re: modelmakerinc]
#1561144
01/10/14 11:32 AM
01/10/14 11:32 AM
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MoparBilly
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When I had my Challenger re-caged, I wanted the main hoop further back in the car than it was previously, which would have meant adding something behind the main ladder bar cross member as the anchor point. The builder talked me into simply angling it back instead. It worked great, gave me the leg room I coveted, and easy access for a 300 pound man even with a funny car cage.
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Re: main hoop angle
[Re: king coronet]
#1561145
01/10/14 12:11 PM
01/10/14 12:11 PM
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If its a full cage car I like to have the customer sit in the car on the seat and set the angle of the seat to get it right(front of the seat supporting the knee) and far enough that he can hit the firewall with his feet and then determain where the hoop needs to be and if it needs to be angled... I tend to play with small cars so in most cases the bar is behind the B-pillar... the hoop can be angled alot farther than most would think and still pass tech... I put Scotts bar in his car and we ran his seat all the way back to see where it would need to be and the angle
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